The South Texas Geriatric Education Center
Director: Michèle Saunders, DMD, MPH
The South Texas Geriatric Education Center (STGEC) facilitates the improvement of patient care for the elderly through faculty development in geriatrics and gerontology.
Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
Community Education
Dr. Arlan Richardson addresses audience on the importance of aging research.
A primary goal of the Barshop Institute is to inform and educate the public and health professionals on topics relevant to aging. Barshop Institute faculty members are often called upon to share their knowledge in public forums and at community and civic events.
Educational programs such as those sponsored by the Veteran’s Administration’s Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and the South Texas Geriatric Education Center (STGEC) offer multidisciplinary, continuing education courses and training specific to the treatment and care of the elderly. On the other hand, the highly successful Positively Aging® and M.O.R.E. Programs create partnerships between scientists from the Barshop Institute and middle school teachers of Bexar County to develop curricula that teach our young people about the many facets of aging using math, science, English, and social studies.
Middle school students investigate levers in the body using a human arm model.
The Teacher Enrichment Initiatives ® Program
Principal Investigator: Michael Lichtenstein, MD, MSc
Children must begin during their younger years to develop the lifelong habits of critical thinking and skills in decision-making. The Positively Aging® and Minority Opportunities in Research Education (M.O.R.E.) curricular programs and teacher enrichment opportunities use examples from the Gerontologic Sciences and Health Sciences to enhance math, life and behavioral sciences, especially with regards to health promotion and disease prevention, through an integrated, interdisciplinary approach.
The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies15355 Lambda Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78245
P: 210-562-6140 F: 210-562-6110